Mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation for patients with cardiac arrest / 世界急诊医学杂志(英文)
World Journal of Emergency Medicine
;
(4): 165-168, 2011.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-789507
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Although modern cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) substantially decreases the mortality induced by cardiac arrest, cardiac arrest still accounts for over 50% of deaths caused by cardiovascular diseases. In this article, we address the current use of mechanical devices during CPR, and also compare the CPR quality between manual and mechanical chest compression.METHODS:
We compared the quality and survival rate between manual and mechanical CPR, and then reviewed the mechanical CPR in special circumstance, such as percutaneous coronary intervention, transportation, and other fields.RESULTS:
Compared with manual compression, mechanical compression can often be done correctly, and thus can compromise survival; can provide high quality chest compressions in a moving ambulance; enhance the flow of blood back to the heart via a rhythmic constriction of the veins; allow ventilation and CPR to be per formed simultaneously.CONCLUSION:
Mechanical devices will be widely used in clinical practice so as to improve the quality of CPR in patients with cardiac arrest.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Practice guideline
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
World Journal of Emergency Medicine
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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